Loom reed



Patented @et 2, 1928.

, Urre teli "r1-ica@ LOOM REED.

Application led August 6*, 1.925. SeralNo. 48,586.

This invention aims to provide a loom reed which is so constructed that it will not wear or -cut the material, thereby avoiding the production of edges. Another object ot' the invention is to provide a loom reed which can be used for a long period ot' time, thereby avoiding frequent renewals oi' the reed1 as is necessary at present, it being a matter of common knowledge that the changing oit a reed results in a loss of time in a corresponding cutting down of the out-put. Another object' of the invent-ion is so to construct the reed that wea-r upon it will be reduced.

It is within the province oiE the disclosure to 9improve generally and to enhance the util-V ity' of, devices of that sort to which the invention appertains.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the linvention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention. Y

In the drawings-:

Figure l shows in elevation, a reed constructed in accordance with the invention, parts being broken away ,v

Figure 2 is a transverse section;

Figure 3 is a perspective View showing one or' the dents.

The numeral l designates a loom reed comprising an upper frame member 2 and a lower frame member 7, disposed out of vertical alinement, yas shown in Figure 2, the trame members 2 and 7 carrying metal dents 3. Each dent 3 comprises a straight upper por.-

` tion el and a straight lower portion 5, the parts 4 and 5 of the dent being disposed at an obtuse angle to each other, as shown at 6. The' upper portions l of all of the dents 3 are located in one plane, and the lower portions 5 l of the-dents are located in another plane, at

an obtuse angle to the irst-specitied plane. rlhe relative lengths oat the parts 5 and l may be regulated as desired. lt is'suggested that the part 5 bc approximately one-halt as long as the part el, thepart comprising about twothirds of the length of the dent 3, and the part 5 comprising about one-third of the lengtliof the dent.

Generally stated, the loom reed forming the subject mat-ter of this application comprises dents which are deflected at one end in a di-` i rection parallel to the travel of the material 'through the reed. i i

The loom reed constructed in accordance with this .invention will carry out the objects set forth in the opening portion of this specilication. `When the reed beats in thel lilling or weft, the beating is doneI by the parts 5, and wear on the reed is eliminated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is Y,

A reed tor'single shuttle race looms, the reed embodying an upper frame member, and a lower trame member, and dents connected at their ends, to the upper frame member and to the lower frame member, the upper portion of each dent being approximately double the length of thev lower portion of each dent, the upper portion of each dent being straight, and the lower portion of each dent being straight, theupper portion of each dent being vertical, and` being located in one plane, and the lower portion of each dent being located in another yplane at an obtuse angle to the first-specilied plane, the trame members being arranged out of vertical alinement, to permit the upper and lower portions of the dents to be disposed at an angle to each other, as aforesaid. i

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto allixed our signatures.

ORLANDO P. MICHAEL FTZPATRICK. 

